If you cut off a cats whiskers does it affect their balance?? Everyone says yes, but I dunno, not that I am going to do it, I was just curious if it really affects their balance..???
2007-11-09 08:34:09 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
Ok I didnt say I was going to!! I just wanted to know what would happen IF I DID!!
2007-11-09 08:45:15 · update #1
yes whiskers affect the balance of a cat, many years ago, my kid neighbour (I think) cut my cat's whiskers off and he was walking into walls and was all over the place. So don't even try it. And to Karen S, Idiot's like you are useless. You are definately uselessto this webpage and probably are useless to many other sectors in life. Ha, lets cut out your "useless" eardrums and see how your balance would be, since that is the 'HUMAN" equivilant. Hope this answers your question;-)
2007-11-09 08:50:06 · answer #1 · answered by highballer906 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The whiskers are 'Feelers' for a cat. They use them for telling what's around them in the dark (like corners and such.) Their tails are for balance. But that brings up another question: How does a manx (a special breed born without a tail) have balance? HMMM.......
2007-11-09 20:06:43 · answer #2 · answered by fredsredhead66 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats whiskers don't affect their balancethe tail does. The whiskers go out further than the face so if they go close to wall (just as a example) or if they go blind they use them to feel how much further or if they are about to hit the wall. So they pretty much protect the face
2007-11-09 16:44:16 · answer #3 · answered by jellypuffer0362 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The one of the reason why they have whiskers. So for when they want to go in somihing. There whiskers are about as long as the longest part of there body. So they know that if there whiskers don't make it through they cant go in. It's true i read it in a book.
2007-11-09 17:30:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
And just why would you want to do that? No,it doesn't affect their balance. Notice how they are just a bit wider than the body? They served a purpose to keep them from getting wedged into things....prowling looking for food in the wild.
2007-11-09 16:42:26 · answer #5 · answered by lt4827 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It does affect their balance.
2007-11-09 17:16:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No it does not, that is a myth.
Whiskers are not involved in maintaining balance. They are used to judge distance and size when an animal is moving around.
Chalice
2007-11-09 16:57:20 · answer #7 · answered by Chalice 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes it will affect their balance and their ability to sense things.
2007-11-09 16:36:46 · answer #8 · answered by person_2007 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes and cats might get stuck in something because they use there whiskers to feel and see if they can fit though something
2007-11-09 17:04:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes..it will affect their balance!
2007-11-09 16:41:21 · answer #10 · answered by ♥Smuckums♥ 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋